The Wyoming Cowboys will host the Texas State Bobcats on Saturday in the first meeting between the two schools. The game is scheduled to kick off at 4 p.m. at Wyoming’s War Memorial Stadium. 

Texas State will be the second consecutive Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) team that Wyoming will play this season. The Cowboys opened the 2011 season with a 35-32 home victory over  Weber State last Saturday. Wyoming is 8-0 versus FCS teams since 2000, and has played at least one FCS team in each of the last four seasons.

NWC rallies despite playing a man down

Down a man and down a goal, the Northwest College men’s soccer team rallied late to take a draw against seventh-ranked Otero. The result could prove a valuable point in the Region IX standings.

“That was a tremendous result for us,” said Trapper head coach Rob Hill. “To play the No. 7 team a man down and come out with a tie…the guys gave a great effort.”

Opportunistic defense paves way for win

Say this for the 2011 edition of Powell Panther football — these guys learn from their mistakes.

Women’s soccer wins wild Region IX opener

Northwest College battled through multiple rain and lightning delays, a venue change and a determined Western Wyoming side to post a 2-1 double-overtime victory in the Region IX opener for both teams on Wednesday.

“It was pretty wild,” NWC women’s soccer coach Kaylin Olivas said of her team’s victory.

Mustangs win 2-1 on late goal

The Northwest College men’s soccer team fell 2-1 to Western Wyoming last Wednesday in the Region IX opener for both teams. The game’s scheduled 5 p.m. start was delayed more than four hours due to lightning and severe weather in the region.

Broncs, Fillies take round 1

The Powell High School cross country teams finished behind Park County rival Cody in the first competitive action of the 2011 season. The teams competed at Cody’s Beck Lake course in a lightly attended meet last Friday.

Despite the team result, Panther coach Cliff Boos indicated he was pleased with how the year began for his squad.

Daddy’s Little Princess turned 3 this past week. My how time flies. It seems like only yesterday that I was teaching her how to post up in the lane against her baby brother. Now she’ll be heading off to preschool before I know it.

Can the scholarship offers be far behind? They’d better not be. As I write this, I’m staring at a news story announcing that a year of day care costs more than a year of college tuition in 36 of 50 states.

Lady Trappers defeat Jayhawk foes

The Northwest College women’s soccer team matched its win total from last year on the opening weekend of the 2011 season. The Trappers defeated Garden City 5-0 on Saturday to open the year, then defeated tournament host Barton by a 3-1 count on Sunday.

“We played extremely well, the girls battled for everything,” said Trapper women’s interim coach Kaylin Olivas. “It was truly an outstanding weekend for us. We just played our game, didn’t let them get into our heads and came out on top.”

Two late TDs give Miles City victory

A disastrous second half that barely saw the Panthers’ offensive unit on the field finally came back to haunt Powell. Miles City, Mont., scored a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns to escape from Powell on Saturday with a 21-20 victory in Week 0 football action.

Experienced Powell eyes playoff return

Mel Gibson would be right at home leading the Panthers’ football program onto the field for the 2011 season. Powell, ranked No. 5 in Class 3A to begin the season, will need to be road warriors in every sense of the word if they hope to return to the playoffs.

The Panthers’ schedule features trips to Torrington, Star Valley and Green River. The “closest” away game is at Buffalo. Altogether, it adds up to more than 2,200 miles in travel time, a figure that’s extreme even by Wyoming prep standards.